By Kat Richter for The Dance Journal Sitting in the last row of the crowded Starlight Ballroom in north Philly on Saturday night, I couldn’t help but think of the word “smörgåsbord.” This was rather unfortunate, seeing as I was there to review a show and not a new restaurant, but the evening’s fare, Philadelphia [...]
On May 25th starting at 10:00 am, Philadelphia hoofer, Robert Burden will begin his 24 hour “tap journey”. Why would this Artistic Director of Tap Team Two, with a BFA in Jazz Dance from the University of the Arts and a protege of LaVaughn Robinson and Germain Ingram, choose to take on such a venture? [...]
On Saturday, March 20th, Tap Team Two will be presenting their new work, “Reflections – Emotions in Motion, Rhythms in Rhymes, Spirits in Bodies Dancing in Time” at the Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue. This evening of riotous rhythms will incorporate tap dance, original spoken word poetry and the stunning artwork by visual artist [...]
Tap Teaser IV will be held on October 9, 2009 at 8:00pm at the Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia. The lineup lineup will include performances by Robert Burden, founder and director of Tap Team II and Company; Alexandria Bradley, former member of Tii Dii; and JoAnna Turner, a local choreographer and long-time [...]
The Philadelphia-based, professional dance company, Tap Team Two & Company, Inc. was founded by Robert Burden and Arthur Taylor in 1988. They use street tap, better known as hoofing, as the basis of their choreography. Robert and Arthur received BFAs from the University of the Arts, specializing in Dance, Jazz Theater and Theater Arts. They [...]
